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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact 16GB 3G 4G Black tablet

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Mobile computer with display, circuitry and battery in a single unit. Tablets are equipped with sensors, including cameras, microphone, accelerometer and touchscreen, with finger or stylus gestures replacing computer mouse and keyboard.

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Redefining what portable really means

Impossibly slim, breathtakingly light
The most advanced Sony technologies were used to create the world’s most powerful and lightest waterproof tablet*, which is still just 6.4 mm slim and weighs only 270 g. Add that it’s also dust tight, and you know why we consider it the ultimate on-the-go companion.

Entertainment that’s bigger than it looks
This waterproof tablet is serious about entertainment. Hear every beat thanks to Hi-res audio, noise cancelling technology and front stereo speakers. See every shade on the 8” screen bursting with Sony’s latest display technology. For fluid and long-lasting fun, this tablet has a super-fast processor and optional 4G/LTE to make your Internet connection fly.

The only tablet with PS4™ Remote Play

The game is never over
Say sayonara to casual gaming. PS4™ Remote Play on the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact brings real PS4 gaming to a premium tablet*. Access your PS4 console via your home WiFi and play your favourite games with your DUALSHOCK®4 controller in any room. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact matches the latest gaming with the best Sony technologies. With a super-bright display and digital noise cancelling technology, immersing yourself in your game has never been easier.

Size of the display for this product, measured diagonally, usually in inches.

20.3 cm (8")

Display resolution*

The number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It is usually quoted as width × height, with the units in pixels: for example, "1024 × 768" means the width is 1024 pixels and the height is 768 pixels. The higher the number of pixels, the sharper the image.

1920 x 1200 pixels

LED backlight*

A backlight is a form of illumination used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). One type of backlight is made by LEDs, which can be either white or RGB (red green blue). White LEDs are used most often in notebooks and desktop screens, and in virtually all mobile LCD screens. RGB LEDs for backlighting are found in high-end color proofing displays such as HP DreamColor LP2480zx monitor or selected HP EliteBook notebooks, as well as newer consumer grade displays such as Dell's Studio series laptops which have an optional RGB LED display.

Touchscreen*

A screen of a laptop, smartphone, etc., that responds to touch so you can control the interface using your fingers.

Touch technology*

Technology of touch sensetive screen e.g. dual-touch.

Multi-touch

Display technology

The technology used in the display e.g. plasma, LED.

IPS

Processor

Processor frequency*

The speed that the microprocessor executes each instruction or each vibration of the clock. The CPU requires a fixed number of clock ticks, or cycles, to execute each instruction. The faster the clocks rate, the faster the CPU, or the faster it can execute instructions. Clock Speeds are usually determined in MHz, 1 MHz representing 1 million cycles per second, or in GHz, 1 GHz representing 1 thousand million cycles per second. The higher the CPU speed, the better a computer will perform.

2.5 GHz

Processor family*

A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.g. Intel Pentium processors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon

Processor model*

The model number for the processor in a computer.

801

Processor cores*

The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 (e.g. Intel Core Duo) or more (e.g. the Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores).

4

Memory

Internal memory*

A computer's memory which is directly accessible to the CPU.

3 GB

Storage

Internal storage capacity*

The amount e.g of data which can be stored inside the device.

16 GB

Card reader integrated*

The device includes a card reader e.g. a card reader in the disk bay of a computer or thin client to permit log-on using smart/pin cards.

Indicates the digital zoom capacity, the number of times that the picture is enlarged thanks to digital technology.

8x

Auto focus

Device focusing a camera or other piece of equipment automatically.

White balance

Technique in photography and image processing, which involves a global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors). An important goal of this adjustment is to render specific colors – particularly neutral colors including white – correctly.

Auto

Built-in flash

The product has an internal flash. A flash produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light.

Video recording

Recording moving visual images.

Maximum video resolution

This is the maximum resolution of video images. Resolution is a measure of the degree of detail visible.

Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.

The type of wireless local area network (LAN). It can be ad-hoc, where units in a network communicate peer-to-peer, or Infrastructure, where units communicate with each other via an access point A LAN interconnects computers in a small area e.g. home, school or office.

IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11ac,IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n

Bluetooth version

The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).

4.0

Wi-Fi Direct

Near Field Communication (NFC)

2G standards

EDGE,GPRS,GSM

3G standards

HSPA+,UMTS

4G standard

LTE

Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified

The product has been certified by the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), which is a non-profit collaborative trade organization established by Sony in June 2003 that is responsible for defining interoperability guidelines to enable sharing of digital media between multimedia devices

Ports & interfaces

Microphone in*

The socket where a microphone is connected to the device.

Headphone out*

The socket for connecting headphones to the device.

Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantity

1

Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)

MHL version

3.0

Headphone connectivity

How headphones connect to a device e.g. wirelessly or via a cable and connector.

3.5 mm

Combo headphone/mic port

Design

Form factor*

The shape or design of the product.

Slate

Colour of product*

The colour e.g. red, blue, green, black, white.

Black

Device type*

Type or category of the device.

Mini tablet

Performance

Position location*

GLONASS

GPS (satellite)

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. The system provides critical capabilities to military, civil and commercial users around the world. It is maintained by the United States government and is freely accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver.

Personal info management (PIM)

You can use your device to manage your information and your time.

Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Events reminder, Notes, To-do list

Accelerometer

Ambient light sensor

Gyroscope

Barometer

Google applications

Google Maps,Google Play,Google Voice Search

Audio formats supported

The audio formats which this device or software can read/use e.g. MP3, MP4.

ASF,MP3,OGG,WAV,WMA

Image formats supported

The type of image files that the device can use/display e.g. gif, JPEG (jpg).

BMP,GIF,JPG,PNG,WEBP

Video compression formats

H.263,H.264,MPEG4

Video formats supported

The type of video formats that can be used by this device.

3GP,AVI,MKV,MP4,XVID

Software

Platform*

Description of a technology platform including a processor, chipset, platform software and wired networking capabilities.

Android

Operating system installed*

Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.

Android

Operating system version

The version of the operating system used e.g. 4.1, 4.2 for Android.

4.4 KitKat

Processor special features

Intel® vPro™ Technology

Leading-Edge Security for an Unwired Workplace\nThe capabilities of Intel® vPro™ technology help IT leadership protect cloud and virtual environments from rootkits and malware threats while ensuring that their organization can keep up with workforce demands. Hardware-based features support centralized image management and administration, secure network storage, and out-of-band protection.

Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)

Solutions to Help You Focus on Your Small Business\nIntel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA) helps small businesses without a managed network manage security and productivity issues. This solution helps maintain and protect PCs automatically so that you can focus on running your business.

Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT) uses an extensible software architecture that allows the operating system to think the notebook has two Wi-Fi radios performing similar, but different, functions. Each virtual Wi-Fi radio is assigned a TCP/IP stack.

Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)

Protect Your Identity and Business\nIntel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT) protects enterprises from being penetrated by stolen credentials and online user account access with an added layer of hardware-based security and authentication as well as a multifactor authentication framework to manage different authentication methods.

Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)

Disable access to missing laptops\nGiving users access to corporate data and application through remote laptops boosts productivity, but it can also leave IT vulnerable to hackers and misplaced laptops. Intel® Anti-Theft Technology is built into the laptop hardware, helping IT administrators outwit thieves, even when they attempt to reimage the OS, change the boot order, or install a new hard drive. When laptops with Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) become lost or stolen, they can be remotely disabled. If the laptop is recovered, it can be quickly reactivated to normal operation.

Intel® Rapid Start Technology

Get Up and Running in Seconds\nStop waiting for your PC to wake up, and get a computing experience that is instantly on and ready to go with Intel® Rapid Start Technology. This technology saves a snapshot of your activity on the SSD, preparing the system with previously saved active memory pages so that you can resume your work, Internet activity, or paused movie right where you left off.

Intel® Smart Response Technology

Fast Access to Frequently Used Applications\nIntel® Smart Response Technology enables a high-performance, cost-effective storage solution using either a dual solid-state and hard drive or a solid state hybrid drive (SSHD). By recognizing which data and applications are used most, Intel Smart Response Technology boosts hard drive performance so that you can create, work, and play faster than ever.

Intel Smart Connect Technology

Intel Smart Connect Technology continually and automatically updates your e-mail, applications, and social networks, even when the system is asleep.

Battery

Battery capacity*

A measure of the charge stored by the battery. Determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery.

4500 mAh

Standby time

980 h

Continuous video playback time

15 h

Continuous audio playback time

Number of hours on average for continuous play. This is dependent on the device battery capacity.

170 h

Talk time (2G)

The time a GSM (smartphone) with a fully-charged battery is expected to last under perfect conditions.

19 h

Standby time (2G)

The officially quoted longest time that a single battery charge will last when the smartphone is constantly connected to the GSM network but is not in active use.

1100 h

Talk time (3G)

The time a 3G cell/mobile phone with a fully-charged battery is expected to last under perfect conditions.

23 h

Standby time (3G)

The officially quoted longest time that a single battery charge will last when the cell/mobile phone is constantly connected to the G3 network but is not in active use.

1300 h

Weight & dimensions

Width*

The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

213.3 mm

Depth*

The distance from the front to the back of something.

6.4 mm

Height*

The measurement of the product from head to foot or from base to top.

123.6 mm

Weight*

Weight of the product without packaging (net weight). If possible, the net weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please note that sometimes the manufacturer leaves out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.

270 g

Other features

Wi-Fi

Popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly using radio waves.

Dustproof

Miracast

Waterproof

The product is protected from water, staying dry if liquid is spilt on it or it gets wet in the rain.

Testseek has collected 273 expert reviews for Sony Xperia Z3 Compact 16GB 3G 4G 黑色 and the average expert rating is 86 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

There's no doubt the Z3 Tablet Compact looks great. It's amazingly slim at just 6.4mm and weighs just 270g, which is a whole 140g less than the 8in Tesco Hudl 2 . More impressively, this tablet is 1.1mm thinner and 60g lighter than the iPad Mini 3 . That...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a supremely stylish razor-thin Android tablet with great performance and battery life...

Sony's premium Xperia Z3 family includes the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact smartphones, as well as the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. This tablet is smaller than the previous generation's Xperia Z2 Tablet , and perhaps this explains why the latter is still availabl...

Average main camera, Colours could be slightly improved, as could the screen's responsiveness, Screen border could be smaller, Video Unlimited app should provide betterquality videos given the price...

All of Sony's 2014 premium mobile products are great. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, despite a few slight faults, has some blinding qualities. The Full HD screen is bright and crisp, responsiveness is excellent, and the added smartphone features make this...

Sony has yet to announce a 10in tablet with the Z3 name, making us think it will concentrate on 8in models from now on. We find 8in models are becoming increasingly popular as a good compromise between portability and screen size, but some may still prefe...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a supremely stylish razor-thin Android tablet with great performance and battery life...

Finding a compact phone with flagship specs is something of a rarity these days, with many manufacturers delivering smaller-screen devices in the mid-range instead. Not so the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, a device powerful enough to stand up to its larger-scre...

There's so much to like about the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. It's one of few devices as powerful at this size, offers great battery life, is well designed and fully packed with features. Sony's pricing at £429 undercuts the rival Samsung Galaxy Alpha b...

Until the Sony Z3 Tablet Compact landed on our desk we hadn't really seen anything to rival the iPad Mini 2. So we really wanted to put this device through its paces – so we've had it on test over the past eight weeks.Phones are increasing in size, but ta...

Sony has succeeded in bringing back the ultra-slim device. It has given Apple some real competition to its mini devices – but it's a shame that it has seen fit to cram the Z3 Tablet Compact with bloatware. This and the price – £300 – are the downsides of...

We hadn't really seen a true competitor for Apples iPad Mini 2 until this little beauty landed. We didn't want to give it a quick look and instead used it regularly for two months.While phones are getting bigger- our last reviewed phone was the bulked-up...

Sony’ve brought skinny back. They have squared up with Apple to give their ‘mini’ series real competition. However, turning up at a fight wearing a fat suit is not a good look and the bloat wear that comes packaged with does nothing to help the tablet wi...

The only thing cumbersome about the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is its name. In every other respect it is an easy, hassle-free tablet that is so well designed from a hardware perspective that you can actually forget it's there until you need it.The light wei...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an awesome device. It completely nails its target use; portability and reliability, with a dash of water protection thrown in as a bonus. There are generally two kinds of eight inch tablets: ultra-portable ones that...

We've seen some solid word from Sony this year in its Xperia phones, and now it's time to see what happens when it applies that template to a tablet.The last product in Sony's Xperia Z3 range isn't a phone, but rather a tablet, and in the last month of 20...

Beautifully designed and weighted, Wellperforming specs, Expandable memory is a definite plus, Excellent screen with solid viewing angles, Supports highres audio like its phone brothers, If you own a PS4, you can play it over your home network with the Xp...

No infrared like its smartphone siblings, and it would be a lot more handy here, Rear camera should have a flash...

Apple has some real competition on its hands for the iPad Mini 3 with the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, an 8 inch portable that shows real promise due to a beautiful balance between hardware, software and design, and one that makes us want to carry it wh...

Hot off the heels of the iPhone 6 release, Sony is launching a "small" phone of their own: the 4.6-inch Xperia Z3 Compact. While Apple seemingly realised that there's still a demand for smaller phones, few Android flagships come in under 5-inches.At just...

Stellar battery, especially for a small phone, Great size and design, PlayStation 4 Remote Play is awesome...

Camera is prone to overheating, Some additional software is a little clunky, Plastic on the Compact isn't as nice as the metal on the Z3...

The Xperia Z3 Compact is the best "small" Android phone you can buy, and a more-than-worthy rival to the iPhone 6. While other small handsets make compromises, sacrificing power and battery life to cut down the size, the Z3 Compact doesn't. And at an out...

There are big tablets and small tablets, expensive ones and cheap ones, Android ones and other ones. There are useful tablets and frustrating tablets, recommendable ones and heinous ones. Ultimately, though, there are good tablets and there are bad ones...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has everything going for it, but its too-premium price and fierce competition makes for a difficult recommendation...

The styling of the Z3 Tablet Compact is identifiably Sony. Thick bezels frame the 8-inch screen, the tablet weighs a light 270 grams and is thin at 6 millimetres. A bespoke power button lines one side while charging contacts punctuate the other. Polycarbo...

A t first glance, it's difficult to see how the Z3 justifies its price, especially in terms of the bald specifications. On the display front, it comes with an 8in IPS display with a resolution of 1,200 x 1,920. Inside, it's powered by a Qualcomm Snapdra...

Although it has its weaknesses, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a fabulous piece of hardware. The battery life is incredible, the display is super-bright and performance is excellent. Couple these attributes with a slim, lightweight, water-resistant...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is the Japanese tech giant's latest tablet, but instead of making another 10.1-inch slate like the Z2 Tablet before it, Sony has made a downsized tablet in the same vein as its smaller flagship Z3 Compact. Sony promises i...

Sony's appetite for smartphone releases isn't quite matched by its schedule for tablets, the latest of which sees Sony trying to crack the smaller tablet segment. The name Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact reminds us of slightly cumbersome German compound wo...

Price is too high, bezels make it feel longer than it needs to be, display resolution could be higher...

Sony has made a play for portability with the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact and there's no denying that's been achieved, in spite of the bezel present at both ends. As a tablet to throw in a bag and take with you on the move, it gets the core design righ...

Sony's Xperia brand has established itself as one of the more premium offerings in the Android space, but at the same time it's also established itself as something of a “Marmite” brand in terms of aesthetics and build – it's highly divisive, and people t...

When I originally heard Sony was producing an 8-inch tablet I thought this was going to be the best slate the company had produced so far. I was mightily impressed by Sony's earlier tablet offerings in terms of spec, features, and build quality, but fel...

The iPad has almost become synonymous with tablet computing, while some of their Android counterparts have a reputation of being cheap and flimsy by comparison. Sony is hoping to change that with the Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet. With its 8-inch screen and pr...

Sony has taken an incredibly thin shell and packed it full of top spec hardware. The end result is one of the best small Android tablets we've ever used. The tablet introduces a number of innovative features that none of its rivals include, such as its w...

Sony recently gave the whole world of tech the eyes, and launched the Xperia Z4... as a tablet . We're still waiting to find out what is happening with the Xperia Z4 smartphone , and indeed whether Sony is committed at all to making phones . It would be a...

The Xperia Z3 is Sony's 8” tablet that offers the best of both worlds – a beautiful, expansive display in a device that can still be very comfortably held in one hand.While good 8” tablets are certainly more common now than they were a couple of years ago...

From out of nowhere Sony has developed a reputation for crafting slick smartphones, all carrying the Xperia moniker. Having gone hands on with their flagship 5.2”- Z3 smartphone I came away pretty impressed. The Z3 has been followed by an 8” tablet brande...

The Sony Xperia Z3 is as you'd expect from Sony. It's solidly built and sexy looking. There are some drawbacks – its screen resolution lags behind the iPad Mini and its camera isn't on par with its smartphone sibling, but it still offers fantastic colour...

When it comes to the tablet space, Sony isn't likely to be one of the first OEMs that spring to immediate mind. Sony's contributions thus far have mainly been through larger nine and 10-inch tablets like the Tablet S, Tablet Z and Z2 Tablet ‒ the latterm...

Mediocre camera for the price (despite being a tablet), Lower resolution is noticeable at times, Volume rockers could be more tactile and pronounced...

When it comes to looking for smaller tablets, consumers nowadays are quite spoiled for choice. Where before it'd been the norm to opt for a tablet with a 9.7-inch+ display, Sony have now picked up on the growing market for tablets which offer more portabi...

Yes, I know that ignores the clamshell Tablet P but that had two screens rather than one and was just too weird to live. Or sell. This means that the new small Sony tablet goes head-to-head with the equally new, if a wee bit larger, Nexus 9 tablet. Fight...

The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact isn't as powerful as the Nexus 9 and has a smaller, lower resolution screen, so it's game over, right? Not even close. The Compact is a lot lighter and smaller, has a storage expansion slot, is water- and dust-proof and thanks...

Sony has only made a few tablets over the last few years so we've had to wait a long time for a smaller size to rival the Nexus 7 and iPad mini (among others). See also the best tablets of 2014 . It may be a bit of a mouthful and what the Xperia Z Ultra...

Tablets are now such a part of everyday life it's hard to believe the original iPad was launched less than 5 years ago.Since then we've seen tablets in all shapes and sizes, and we've also seen manufacturers looking to secure their own niches in an ever-m...

Sony is taking a brave step with the Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet. With an 8in screen, its principal rivals are the Apple iPad mini 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 , yet at £329, this Android tablet costs more than both. In fact, that price also makes it m...

Despite that, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is still a fabulous piece of hardware. The battery life is incredible, the display is super-bright, and performance is excellent. Couple that with a slim, lightweight, water-resistant chassis and you have a...

It is here. The day I've been waiting for. My newly acquired Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has arrived.Although I had to wait a little longer than I would've liked (due to issues with the shipping companies), it's here now. So, let's find out if it was worth t...

Sony launched several new devices during IFA 2014 in Berlin at the beginning of September. Among those new devices was the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact , which replaces the Xperia Z1 Compact (Sony skipped over the Z2 Compact, it seems). Here, we put the two sma...

At the beginning of September, during 2014's IFA event in Berlin, Sony unveiled the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact – a long-awaited addition to the Xperia Z tablet range. The Nexus 7 is much older than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact after launching in summer 2013...

At IFA 2014, Sony launched its new Z3 series of smartphones and tablets including the Xperia Z3 and a mini version of the flagship device in the form of the Xperia Z3 Compact . Find out what the difference is in our Sony Xperia Z3 vs Xperia Z3 Compact com...

When Sony released its Xperia Z2 tablet earlier this year, they moved the goalposts in the global tablet market. The entertainment giant managed to release a serious competitor to Apple's iPad Air that redefined just how thin and light a tablet computer c...

The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an incredible update to what was already one of the best tablet offerings on the market. It's incredibly light, beautifully made, and high-powered. Anyone looking to buy a tablet who has a bit of cash to burn should defini...

A compact tablet, with a less-than-compact name, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a first for Sony, with an 8in screen slipping it squarely into competition with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Tablet S 8.4 and the iPad Mini 2 with Retina . Announc...

The Xperia Z3 Compact is another phone that Sony seems to have created ahead of time. Having only just brought out the Xperia Z1 Compact earlier this year, it seems too soon for an update.Except this time, it's not. Trust me. This is a big change to a pho...

Great design, Full power, PS4 support...

720p display, Cumbersome overlay...

The Xperia Z3 Compact is another phone that Sony seems to have created ahead of time. Having only just brought out the Xperia Z1 Compact earlier this year, it seems too soon for an update. Except this time, it's not. Trust me. This is a big change to a ph...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, aside from being a terribly inconvenient name to write, is a tablet that seems to straddle two camps.On the one hand, it's taking the best of Sony's smartphone tech and spreading it smoothly through a slim and lightweigh...

Slim dimensions, Good build quality, High, power...

Likely expensive, Screen low, res compared to others...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, aside from being a terribly inconvenient name to write, is a tablet that seems to straddle two camps. On the one hand, it's taking the best of Sony's smartphone tech and spreading it smoothly through a slim and lightweig...

The Xperia Z3 Compact is another phone that Sony seems to have created ahead of time. Having only just brought out the Xperia Z1 Compact earlier this year, it seems too soon for an update.Except this time, it's not. Trust me. This is a big change to a pho...

Great design, Full power, PS4 support...

720p display, Cumbersome overlay...

I'm rarely excited about phones at this price point, but there's something about the Z3 Compact that has me intrigued. More powerful, better built and with an improved screen over its predecessor, there's a lot to attract consumers here. The camera, batt...

Sony launched the Xperia Z1 Compact at the beginning of 2014, offering a 4.3-inch device with many of its bigger brother's powerful specs. Alongside the launch of the Xperia Z3 smartphone, Sony has also announced the 4.6-inch Xperia Z3 Compact at IFA 2014...

Sony has announced the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact during its press conference at IFA 2014 in Berlin, which brings the specs of the Xperia Z2 Tablet launched 6 months ago to a smaller, more compact offering. The 8-inch device carries the same "world's slimm...

The era of Stuff being at odds with Sony's OmniBalance design is over.We've always appreciated the care, attention and craftsmanship that's gone into building Xperia smartphones and tablets. But there's also been a part of us that thinks mobile devices, d...

Initial verdict Convincing people they need an Android tablet - let alone a premium one - is no easy task. But the Z3 Tablet Compact is a lovely thing. It's slim, light and feels well made. The screen looks brilliant despite "only" being Full HD. The wat...

Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Hands-on Sony has followed in the footsteps of Apple. After of couple of years of churning out impressive near 10-inch tablets, the manufacturer has moved to the more portable end of the tablet space. Enter the 8-inch Sony Xp...

Hi everyone, Mike here and this is the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, imh the best mid-sized Android phone that you can buy right now. Of course there are plenty of good top-tier Android devices out there, but pretty much all of the latest releases offer...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, aside from being a terribly inconvenient name to write, is a tablet that seems to straddle two camps.On the one hand, it's taking the best of Sony's smartphone tech and spreading it smoothly through a slim and lightweigh...

Slim dimensions, Good build quality, Highpower...

Likely expensive, Screen lowres compared to others...

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has an annoyingly long-winded name, but a decent slug of technology inside its skinny frame. I've got a couple of big reservations about this one though: given it's got so many Sony-branded elements within it, the price...

Not content with just announcing the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact, Sony has a few more devices to announce at IFA 2014 — just in case you were thinking that there wasn't enough new tech to capture your attention already. There's a new tablet — the worl...